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Re: [PATCH] Only use ETC_GITCONFIG=$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig ifeq ($(prefix),$(HOME))

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Apr 24, 2007, 04:27 UTC
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Is this really necessary?

I personally think distro people (or anybody who configures git for system-wide deployment for that matter) already has Makefile wrapper (a la debian/rules) to take care of this and other issues.

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Message 2 of 11 in “Only use ETC_GITCONFIG=$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig ifeq ($(prefix),$(HOME))”
  1. Only use ETC_GITCONFIG=$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig ifeq ($(prefix),$(HOME))Josh Triplett, Apr 24, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2007
  3. Josh TriplettApr 24, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2007
  5. Josh TriplettApr 24, 2007
  6. Create a sysconfdir variable, and use it for ETC_GITCONFIGJosh Triplett, Apr 24, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2007
  10. Sergio CallegariApr 24, 2007
  11. Shawn O. PearceApr 24, 2007

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